Saturday, January 26, 2019

ABC - When Smokey Sings

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ABC burst onto the music scene as a dashing New Romantic act in 1982.  Their debut album, The Lexicon of Love became a big hit in 1982 and m...
Sunday, December 2, 2018

Heart - Even It Up

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The early 1980s were a difficult time in the music industry.  While the disco and punk movements had somewhat faded from prominence, New Wav...
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Friday, October 26, 2018

Kool & the Gang - Misled

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This is  Kool & the Gang's second appearance on ERV, as " Get Down On It " was posted back in 2013 (and has a solid if bri...
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Friday, October 19, 2018

Huey Lewis And The News - Doing It All For My Baby

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Although ERV has been mostly on hiatus of late, we could not miss the opportunity to celebrate All Hallows Even .  We've been posted rar...
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Thursday, March 8, 2018

Pat Benatar - Promises In The Dark

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Pat Benatar's Precious Time album showcases the singer at the height of her powers and to this day it remains your author's favorite...
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Saturday, December 23, 2017

Divinyls - Pleasure and Pain

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"Pleasure and Pain" is the second Divinyls video to show up on ERV; " Boys in Town " was posted back in July 2012, short...
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Sunday, November 19, 2017

Neneh Cherry - Buffalo Stance

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Although American readers may remember Neneh Cherry as a one hit wonder, she actually had two top 10 hits ("Kisses on the Wind" is...
Saturday, October 28, 2017

Dio - Last in Line

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After years of playing in bands, Ronnie James Dio (born Ronald James Padavona) came into his own in the early 1980s, helped by his MTV-frien...
Sunday, October 22, 2017

Golden Earring - Twilight Zone

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Welcome to ERV's 6th annual All Hallows Even celebration.  Yes, we've been doing our version of a Halloween party since we started ...
Tuesday, October 10, 2017

Genesis - Land of Confusion

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For the second video of our "confusion" double shot, we went with Genesis' "Land of Confusion" - one of the more ove...